The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Tell me how could you compromise
Yourself like this?
Tell me how could you blame anyone else
When you aren't really committed?
Tell me where was your head
When you broke that promise to yourself,
The one where you don't forget
Every life lesson that happened before your eyes
So you don't wake up to regret she's gone years away?
You had hopes and dreams of a day
Where everything, everything, everything would come together,
You wouldn't have to be so scared.
Are we just working till a day we decide we've had enough?
All along
We were strong enough
To be sick of it,
And put them back in their fucking place.
?
We were never in this
Together.
The reality that you know
Is just behind your idea
Of a society, security, and self.
Am I just fucked up?
'Cause I can't remember
The last time any of this made sense,
The last time I
Could stand up to myself.
Street faces all blend into one,
They ask for spare change.
Am I forgetting
What it looks like
From the other side?
Have I forgotten where I've come from?
Are we just working till a day we decide we've had enough?
All along
We were strong enough
To be sick of it,
And put them back in their fucking place.
?
We were never in this
Together
Yourself like this?
Tell me how could you blame anyone else
When you aren't really committed?
Tell me where was your head
When you broke that promise to yourself,
The one where you don't forget
Every life lesson that happened before your eyes
So you don't wake up to regret she's gone years away?
You had hopes and dreams of a day
Where everything, everything, everything would come together,
You wouldn't have to be so scared.
Are we just working till a day we decide we've had enough?
All along
We were strong enough
To be sick of it,
And put them back in their fucking place.
?
We were never in this
Together.
The reality that you know
Is just behind your idea
Of a society, security, and self.
Am I just fucked up?
'Cause I can't remember
The last time any of this made sense,
The last time I
Could stand up to myself.
Street faces all blend into one,
They ask for spare change.
Am I forgetting
What it looks like
From the other side?
Have I forgotten where I've come from?
Are we just working till a day we decide we've had enough?
All along
We were strong enough
To be sick of it,
And put them back in their fucking place.
?
We were never in this
Together
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Tell me how could you compromise Yourself like this? Tell me how could you blame anyone else When you aren't really committed? Tell me where was your head When you broke that promise to yourself, The one where you don't forget Every life lesson that happend before your eyes So you don't wake up to regret she's gone years away? You had hopes and dreams of a day Where everything, everything, everything would come together, You wouldn't have to be so scared.
Are we just working till a day we decide we've had enough? All along We were strong enough To be sick of it, And put them back in their fucking place. ??? We were never in this... Together.
better lyrics. The reality that you know Is just behind your idea Of a society, security, and self. Am I just fucked up? 'Cause I can't remember The last time any of this made sense, The last time I Could stand up to myself. Street faces all blend into one, They ask for spare change. Am I forgetting What it looks like From the other side? Have I forgotten where I've come from?
Are we just working till a day we decide we've had enough? All along We were strong enough To be sick of it, And put them back in their fucking place. ??? We were never in this... Together...